After fiddling with the D’Alembert I guess I have improved on it (so I think), here it is (I call it the Hybrid-D'Alembert):
Increase bet by one unit on a loss
Increase bet by one unit on losing a double
Splits are treated like an individual hand (lose two splits, increase bet by 2, etc)
Decrease bet by one unit on a win
Decrease bet by two units on winning a blackjack
Decrease bet by two units when winning a double (by 3 if winning a triple, etc)
Ignore pushes
Winning one and losing the other on a split is a push
Winning a double on a split and losing a single on the other, decrease bet by one unit
Start the game with a minimum bet (1) until you lose
Increase your bet by one unit (2); if you win start over
If you lose, flat bet (1) until you win, then
Bet (3) units, if you lose, bet (4) units, if you lose, flat bet (1) until you win
Bet (5) units, if you lose, bet 6 units, if you lose, flat bet (1) until you win (you get the idea)
Now if you win 6 units, bet 5 units, if you lose, flat bet (1) until you win
Bet 6 units, win; bet 5 units, win; bet 4 units lose, flat bet (1) until you win
Bet 5 units etc
Here is a typical sequence
1W, 1W, 1W, 1L, 2W, 1L, 2L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1W, 3L, 4L, 1L, 1W, 5BJ, 3L, 1L, 1L, 1W, 4DW, 2DL, 1L, 1L, 1W, 3W, 2W, START FROM 1
DL= DOUBLE LOSE
DW= DOUBLE WIN
It may look a bit complicated, but it isn’t. You’re actually playing two «games», the D’Alembert and flat betting. Losing 10-15-20 hands in a row will not kill you because almost all of those hands will be minimum bet and if you win say 5-8-10 hands in a row, you will most likely be winning large amounts! It’s a weird progression because sometime:
You’re increasing your bet on a win
You’re decreasing your bet on a win
You’re increasing your bet on a lost
You’re decreasing your bet on a lost
Give it a try on your blackjack software before putting it to a table or online casino. Let me know.
Happy Halloween everyone
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